you’ve seen them hundreds of times but
they somehow get even stranger when you
discover what happened behind the scenes
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
craziest true stories behind memes but
it all came to a crashing halt Sunday
when Darwin escaped from the car and
headed into Ikea while dressed to
impress
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the events
that somehow managed to make internet
heroes even more fascinating we’re
basing our choices on shocking
backstories consequences of Fame and
twist we never saw coming from infamous
online celebrities I wouldn’t call it
jealousy just looking out for you
reading all your texts watching
everything you do nag nag nag on you
number 10
Doge almost died before she became
famous after a childhood in a puppy mill
the world’s most photogenic Shiba Inu
was almost put down that is until Cabo
su was adopted by her new owner
Atsuko Sato in 2008 who quickly uploaded
photos of the adorable canine online
sadly most of the dogs and cabooses
litter weren’t adopted and were
ultimately put down over time years
later old photos of the Shiba blew up on
the internet and Doge was born kibou so
is now the face of an auntie puppy mill
movement in Japan where she’s also
considered a minor celebrity
despite is so scared beginning Doge has
gone on to many success Wow
number 9 senior freshman is a record
holder when she took courses at Fort
Hays State University then known as
Kansas State College back in 1930 NOLA
oh Sh probably didn’t expect to graduate
in a new millennium after spending years
working on her family’s farm
ohshe returned to school and graduated
in 2007 the feet got no Logan is
certified as the world’s oldest college
graduate at 95 years old with an
emphasis in history of all things photos
of her in class became a captioned hit
online and OSHA persisted to earn a
masters and a second world record at 98
because of it NOAA even graduated with
her granddaughter
after living in res before passing away
at age 105 in 2016
number 8 fallout from the you can’t hide
it forever meme hydeia is a Taiwanese
model with a once extensive career in
advertising until the internet did its
thing
yeah featured in a plastic surgery
advertisement which came back to haunt
her when the internet spread fake
stories about it I didn’t know that it
would be used so widely on the Internet
and that there would be so many made-up
stories about it
despite the ad blatantly joking about
ugly children from surgically improved
parents rumors alleged Yale lied to her
husband about having had surgery and
snowballed into the ugly children
lawsuit hoax due to a Chinese tabloids
use of the picture with a fake unrelated
story they said her husband figured out
she had lied to him about not having had
plastic surgery done after the kids were
born because they didn’t look anything
like her then he sued her and won Heidi
claims she has lost plenty of work due
to the controversy and it’s even
tormented her personal life the model
has spoken out about the photo and has
even tried suing her advertising agency
over damages that are still affecting
her because of what has happened I
haven’t been able to sleep well and I’ve
broken down many times crying I keep
thinking why is this happening to me
number 7 the IKEA monkeys owner sued an
animal sanctuary to get him back Darwin
the macaque quickly rose to fame after
appearing outside an Ikea while wearing
a coat online the surreal image became
an instant meme with many joking that he
missed his ride or was even a hit man
Darwin also earned his own flash game
and plenty of continued press coverage
meanwhile in real life after animal
control turned him over to a sanctuary
his owner
Yasmin at hookah sued them to get him
he’s my son I want him back but since
net hookah had signed Darwin’s surrender
form and it’s illegal to own a monkey in
Toronto her case was pretty thin
despite his domestic upbringing Darwin
has rehabilitated to sanctuary life he
was moved to an Ontario primate
sanctuary where it’s hoped Darwin will
live happily ever after but his name
will live on as IKEA monkey number six
pepper spray cops legal case during an
Occupy protests in 2011 at the
University of California Davis
Lieutenant John Pike asked the students
to leave when they didn’t Pike and
another officer were filmed pepper
spraying the group hikes nonchalant pose
during the incident was soon
photoshopped into famous art and other
peaceful protests the blowback to
casually pepper spray everything cop led
to Pike and other officers at UC Davis
leaving their jobs for one reason or
another
meanwhile the 21 students legal case
against the university’s actions earned
them 30 thousand dollars a person after
losing his job and receiving thousands
of harassing messages the university
also paid Pike thirty eight thousand
dollars in compensation number five
overly attached girlfriend was stopped
for an online contest
Lena Morris decided to make a stalker
parody of Justin Bieber’s boyfriend
which quickly became a viral hit
girlfriend I will be your girlfriend I
will be your girlfriend I will be your
girlfriend shortly thereafter over on
reddit a screen cap from the video saw
Morris become the poster child for
creepy partners her fame became a
double-edged sword
as she amassed real online stalkers of
her own people reached out to her
friends online and even found out where
she worked
though Lena endured a lot of unwanted
attention she never earned death threats
like Alex from Target Morris has spent
her popularity to maintain a career as a
youtuber while also raising money for
charity number four
tie the hatchet wielding hitchhiker has
been charged with murder before I say
anything else I want to say no matter
what you’ve done you deserve respect
even if you make mistakes you loveable
and it doesn’t matter you look skills
their age or size or anything you’re
worth while back in 2013 a hitchhiker
named Kai became a hero when
used a hatchet to subdue a deranged men
Kai’s recollection of the story was an
internet smash smash smash thanks to his
eccentric storytelling and vague
backstory so I can round up behind him
with the hatchet smash smash so mash
yeah the lady said you saved your life
weeks later kai was back in the news now
charged with murdering an elderly lawyer
in what he claimed was self-defense
since then caleb lawrence McGilvery has
spent time in jail studying law and
writing poetry Kai’s followers tried
defending him and even attempted to
raise funds for his legal case though
the truth about the incident remains
unclear kai and his fans haven’t given
up he just finished what looked like at
the time killing somebody and if I
hadn’t done that he would have killed
more people so he’s dead good number
three
Star Wars kids cyberbullying when the
teenage Jews slain Haase filmed himself
practicing his lightsaber skills in 2002
he never expected or asked to be famous
[Music]
but when the footage was uploaded online
without his permission
fame wasn’t the only thing that came his
way while some fans added special
effects to the footage or even inserted
Raza into Star Wars clips others
relentlessly attacked the then
fourteen-year-old aided by the anonymity
provided by the world wide web the
negative attention was amped up when
Quebec media revealed his name torment
and calls to commit suicide led to him
leaving school for some time but today
his sleigh has earned a law degree and
campaigns against cyberbullying number
two the damn Daniel SWAT prank
Josh hulls couldn’t get enough of his
friend Daniel’s white fans shoes and
posted his reactions on Twitter
damn Daniel Daniel thanks to his
classmates and video sites damn Daniel
became a trendy phrase across the
Internet Josh and Daniel made TV
appearances and were allegedly even
contacted by fans for an ad Paul
celebrity status has resulted in
multiple bizarre messages and phone
calls over the years along with
incidents his family won’t discuss
Joshua’s even swatted in 2016 after a
prank caller told police he’d shot his
mother Riverside police officers swarmed
the house only to discover everyone
inside was safe and the call was a prank
police didn’t find the caller but
luckily nobody was hurt in the incident
number one success kid’s dad suffers
kidney failure saved by Fame
Lanie Greiner son Sammy gave the perfect
pose at the beach
so she obliviously uploaded it to her
Flickr account in 2007
Sammy’s powerful image was quickly
captioned across the web and he
eventually became the advice animal meme
known as Success Kid the grindr’s modest
stardom was good enough until Sammy’s
father Justin suffered kidney failure in
the late 2000s thanks to their
popularity the grinders were able to
raise over $100,000 on
fund me to help with surgery and
medication after six years of pain and
dialysis Justin finally found a kidney
in 2015 it’s a game-changer to see my
dad alive and his kidneys back Laney has
even used Justin’s stories to encourage
others to become organ donors do you
agree with our pics check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and be
sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
they somehow get even stranger when you
discover what happened behind the scenes
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
craziest true stories behind memes but
it all came to a crashing halt Sunday
when Darwin escaped from the car and
headed into Ikea while dressed to
impress
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the events
that somehow managed to make internet
heroes even more fascinating we’re
basing our choices on shocking
backstories consequences of Fame and
twist we never saw coming from infamous
online celebrities I wouldn’t call it
jealousy just looking out for you
reading all your texts watching
everything you do nag nag nag on you
number 10
Doge almost died before she became
famous after a childhood in a puppy mill
the world’s most photogenic Shiba Inu
was almost put down that is until Cabo
su was adopted by her new owner
Atsuko Sato in 2008 who quickly uploaded
photos of the adorable canine online
sadly most of the dogs and cabooses
litter weren’t adopted and were
ultimately put down over time years
later old photos of the Shiba blew up on
the internet and Doge was born kibou so
is now the face of an auntie puppy mill
movement in Japan where she’s also
considered a minor celebrity
despite is so scared beginning Doge has
gone on to many success Wow
number 9 senior freshman is a record
holder when she took courses at Fort
Hays State University then known as
Kansas State College back in 1930 NOLA
oh Sh probably didn’t expect to graduate
in a new millennium after spending years
working on her family’s farm
ohshe returned to school and graduated
in 2007 the feet got no Logan is
certified as the world’s oldest college
graduate at 95 years old with an
emphasis in history of all things photos
of her in class became a captioned hit
online and OSHA persisted to earn a
masters and a second world record at 98
because of it NOAA even graduated with
her granddaughter
after living in res before passing away
at age 105 in 2016
number 8 fallout from the you can’t hide
it forever meme hydeia is a Taiwanese
model with a once extensive career in
advertising until the internet did its
thing
yeah featured in a plastic surgery
advertisement which came back to haunt
her when the internet spread fake
stories about it I didn’t know that it
would be used so widely on the Internet
and that there would be so many made-up
stories about it
despite the ad blatantly joking about
ugly children from surgically improved
parents rumors alleged Yale lied to her
husband about having had surgery and
snowballed into the ugly children
lawsuit hoax due to a Chinese tabloids
use of the picture with a fake unrelated
story they said her husband figured out
she had lied to him about not having had
plastic surgery done after the kids were
born because they didn’t look anything
like her then he sued her and won Heidi
claims she has lost plenty of work due
to the controversy and it’s even
tormented her personal life the model
has spoken out about the photo and has
even tried suing her advertising agency
over damages that are still affecting
her because of what has happened I
haven’t been able to sleep well and I’ve
broken down many times crying I keep
thinking why is this happening to me
number 7 the IKEA monkeys owner sued an
animal sanctuary to get him back Darwin
the macaque quickly rose to fame after
appearing outside an Ikea while wearing
a coat online the surreal image became
an instant meme with many joking that he
missed his ride or was even a hit man
Darwin also earned his own flash game
and plenty of continued press coverage
meanwhile in real life after animal
control turned him over to a sanctuary
his owner
Yasmin at hookah sued them to get him
he’s my son I want him back but since
net hookah had signed Darwin’s surrender
form and it’s illegal to own a monkey in
Toronto her case was pretty thin
despite his domestic upbringing Darwin
has rehabilitated to sanctuary life he
was moved to an Ontario primate
sanctuary where it’s hoped Darwin will
live happily ever after but his name
will live on as IKEA monkey number six
pepper spray cops legal case during an
Occupy protests in 2011 at the
University of California Davis
Lieutenant John Pike asked the students
to leave when they didn’t Pike and
another officer were filmed pepper
spraying the group hikes nonchalant pose
during the incident was soon
photoshopped into famous art and other
peaceful protests the blowback to
casually pepper spray everything cop led
to Pike and other officers at UC Davis
leaving their jobs for one reason or
another
meanwhile the 21 students legal case
against the university’s actions earned
them 30 thousand dollars a person after
losing his job and receiving thousands
of harassing messages the university
also paid Pike thirty eight thousand
dollars in compensation number five
overly attached girlfriend was stopped
for an online contest
Lena Morris decided to make a stalker
parody of Justin Bieber’s boyfriend
which quickly became a viral hit
girlfriend I will be your girlfriend I
will be your girlfriend I will be your
girlfriend shortly thereafter over on
reddit a screen cap from the video saw
Morris become the poster child for
creepy partners her fame became a
double-edged sword
as she amassed real online stalkers of
her own people reached out to her
friends online and even found out where
she worked
though Lena endured a lot of unwanted
attention she never earned death threats
like Alex from Target Morris has spent
her popularity to maintain a career as a
youtuber while also raising money for
charity number four
tie the hatchet wielding hitchhiker has
been charged with murder before I say
anything else I want to say no matter
what you’ve done you deserve respect
even if you make mistakes you loveable
and it doesn’t matter you look skills
their age or size or anything you’re
worth while back in 2013 a hitchhiker
named Kai became a hero when
used a hatchet to subdue a deranged men
Kai’s recollection of the story was an
internet smash smash smash thanks to his
eccentric storytelling and vague
backstory so I can round up behind him
with the hatchet smash smash so mash
yeah the lady said you saved your life
weeks later kai was back in the news now
charged with murdering an elderly lawyer
in what he claimed was self-defense
since then caleb lawrence McGilvery has
spent time in jail studying law and
writing poetry Kai’s followers tried
defending him and even attempted to
raise funds for his legal case though
the truth about the incident remains
unclear kai and his fans haven’t given
up he just finished what looked like at
the time killing somebody and if I
hadn’t done that he would have killed
more people so he’s dead good number
three
Star Wars kids cyberbullying when the
teenage Jews slain Haase filmed himself
practicing his lightsaber skills in 2002
he never expected or asked to be famous
[Music]
but when the footage was uploaded online
without his permission
fame wasn’t the only thing that came his
way while some fans added special
effects to the footage or even inserted
Raza into Star Wars clips others
relentlessly attacked the then
fourteen-year-old aided by the anonymity
provided by the world wide web the
negative attention was amped up when
Quebec media revealed his name torment
and calls to commit suicide led to him
leaving school for some time but today
his sleigh has earned a law degree and
campaigns against cyberbullying number
two the damn Daniel SWAT prank
Josh hulls couldn’t get enough of his
friend Daniel’s white fans shoes and
posted his reactions on Twitter
damn Daniel Daniel thanks to his
classmates and video sites damn Daniel
became a trendy phrase across the
Internet Josh and Daniel made TV
appearances and were allegedly even
contacted by fans for an ad Paul
celebrity status has resulted in
multiple bizarre messages and phone
calls over the years along with
incidents his family won’t discuss
Joshua’s even swatted in 2016 after a
prank caller told police he’d shot his
mother Riverside police officers swarmed
the house only to discover everyone
inside was safe and the call was a prank
police didn’t find the caller but
luckily nobody was hurt in the incident
number one success kid’s dad suffers
kidney failure saved by Fame
Lanie Greiner son Sammy gave the perfect
pose at the beach
so she obliviously uploaded it to her
Flickr account in 2007
Sammy’s powerful image was quickly
captioned across the web and he
eventually became the advice animal meme
known as Success Kid the grindr’s modest
stardom was good enough until Sammy’s
father Justin suffered kidney failure in
the late 2000s thanks to their
popularity the grinders were able to
raise over $100,000 on
fund me to help with surgery and
medication after six years of pain and
dialysis Justin finally found a kidney
in 2015 it’s a game-changer to see my
dad alive and his kidneys back Laney has
even used Justin’s stories to encourage
others to become organ donors do you
agree with our pics check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and be
sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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